Combination tool



Nov. 24, 19311 w. H. SCHNEIDER '1,833,230

COMBINATION TOOL Filed June 12, 1928 Las INVENTOR.

Patented Nov. 24', v1931 -WILL1AM H. sCHN'EIvDVEm-og- MILWAUKEEQWISCONSIN ooMBiNTroN Toor .The viventionrelates, more f particularly to, Woodvvorkers tols; such" as mitre sawing or niarkinggeugesend the primary object ofthe invention is to providea' novel comb ination'fV several other useful toolstorh vgetherwith the 'mitre gauge, Vinto a .compact and practical combination tool.

Y, `Another object 'of th'e invention is tolprovide' in combination with the mitre gauge,

a cbnipziss'eslfor describing circles.

further Vobject of the invention is toA provide in combination Withthe rjnitreI gauge sind rCompasses j'oinerls' marking ga-uge,

v'l'o ith-ese preferably of sheet rmetal 'ebrication.V

for striking linesrpirallel tothe straight side ofeboard or other material. stillz further object` of the`.inventionis to provide Va fconibination' toolthatV can be 4cheaplyhuilde,due to its novel construction requiring minimum number vofpatrts rand j With .the above "primary end* other"incir-v d'enalobjects in vievv, as vvill 'more fully appearJ in the specifications, the invention Vconsists Ao ii the"l features of" construction, the parts and, combinations4 thereof, `and the V"mode" ofoperationfor their Aequivalents 'asy Vverted 'p'ositionyvitlgparts broken aWayJgtlie section of fvvood is included Inerely toj'illus' v gauge.V

"hereinafter described :and set `i'nygthe 1 ,Referring 12.0 the'drewngSI U f Figure .1 is `e'top plan view of thefcombiftionedaftari angle of 45 degrees.` Y

Figure 2 isbnl end elevtion ofthe toolasviewed 'from the body end,jthe section of Wood is included only to illustrete vthe nor- 'in'el positionof the tool inV relationto akbord when used asf@ mitresa-Wingjormrking .Figure 3 1s a side or longitudinelelevation lofthe tool, bowing thescribers of"tlle Acorn-V pzisses close Itogether".

l' Figure 4 isa longitudinal sectional View broken away.

Figure 5 -is a "View" ofthe ytool in" -nin,-

tiate tbe tools position whenused' es fa) oin- -F1gurel 6 isE aflongitu'dihal `of the Figure "16' Vis l a 1 detail; plan 'View of vpart Withthepn and diallockingf'screvv "'o.tion tool Ivvith the head or dial platerposi- 192s. serial-. irofzseese.f

tool With partsy if broken eivay' and".l yshowing the `combination extensiblev Compasses and' Joiners gauge rod in `turnable:position*in relationto` its axis. `l f J soriberrod fully extended( V l i gures 18519, 10,7115'f'12, and 132 are'- `VdHe-V talled plan andv end views fof v-rviev'vs of the'pin` which serve'as a-pivotspinv Y idle for thedial ononend 'anda coinpesses y l point or scriberfon the otherend` l f y in assembled'fposition;

Figures 17 and is er@ logiidnel` @ha vend views respectivevly` 'of` anl djustatble ,Straight ede@V attachment, `:for ther 11e gauge dial hemp: l

Like parts ereindicated by-srimilarchar- 75.

views. Y

acters ofV references vthroughoutthegverious j 'I provided with the channel orftronugh -2 longitudinally disposed" Ifind preferably the en n i tire length ofthe body as is shown in ydetail 39 in Figs. 12 and` 18 ofthe fdrevvingsi,"

At the tp lofthe body andextended et, i I

right angles tothe sides offthegchenfielyfre Adapted to befestenedto fleiigesfg l` A meansof 'the rivet holes 4 sind suitable rivets 01 by' any other festehing mean-Sfr is e.

At one end fermi-)15kgfgmd@iffefmyo" o f forming an integral; Apartf@thereof .is fthe degree indicating Inernber. u y f iLongitudinaJlly disposed endfin lineplrefdetail inEgs. 14.-15.` y y nl j thefdiei end; 1

a; f Y

Ythe soriber or pointed member 11.

V Provided on the opposite end pin is The hole 8 in the plate 5, is adaptedV to receive the dial locking screw 12, having pret erably asquare or flatk sided head 13. f

Figure 16 shows the pin 9 and screw l2 as` they appear 'when inserted .in theirrespec-` v tive ppsfitions in theheles 7 and 8; offtheplate V5 before being fastened tonthe body l. g The body of the pin and the head ofthe'. screw are substantial-lly` oit-a sifz'e'to 'prdperly fit the channel 2013 the bodyY This serves the purpose of aligning the degree indieatingniem-bervon the plate 5 iii-the proper posi-v tion on the body before being.fastenedg to the 'angesbymeans-of thegrivets.;y .i

.1 The square bo'diedpin 9 and head1310i the screw alsoeliniinates lthe `.possibility of these parts',V from Yturning in the v channel due te their proper VitforContact against thesides thereof;

provided the dial "er .su-cielnt. .length to permit the necessaryrdtatioii or movement iii v "rgespeetlto tlfredegreefniarkings18 thereon'.`

AS-,Will be noted more clearly .freinfthe drawingslfies- S-.Sythe .di-a1 plate lisplof vided with the rightangleforfve'rtieal flangef .1Q appropriately positioned thereon in, respectY .to the degree yinarlij-g'sf radiating from? Y.the

Yeenterofthe hole.17.. 'f

y.The dial head isl normally held .fori 'the' plate v5V bysmeans 01": the spindle :10l y'tending throughthe hole 17 Over theend ,The spindle .protrudes the Washer te. allow fonriveting V the; .Washer properly Zplaee. f The dial head` i s Vthereby 'held a' substantial man-ner tothe-body, and permrtsfthe dialto 7be' rotated.. on thespindle as desired. The dial locking screw I2 extends .through the slots. ldsuiioieiitlytoperniit l vthe thumb nut2l to'bethreaded'thereon;

' 7The under side ofthe. nut2l. is.suioi'eiitly Y* Y length Astraight'e'dge'ior marking'orf'layingf large" to A'straddlel both Ysides oftheslot.` 16. and f thus engagethe. dial head-toloelrthe saineat Adapted to *bereadilyffastened to .moved from the VHarige 19` by nieans'o'f'the out angles Sonie-boardsfor :other inaterials The l,mathe lplate member eani 'also-be 5 :used'as a vgulde'for asaw.: when sawing-mitres orangles.' Y

"made z I Bild of the rodv f 27 .and protrpdiiig ,therenalperforation or slot73l."w hh VYextends thefjgr'eater length of.y the'rbodyi.' f IlieY-islot iis2 provided *tov receive the protruding l seriber Y l 2:85 manner-asis Shownn thefdrwing.

lrig. 54.'. -f-Erom'this drawing .it will bessen Y I11.1, Whiehj is ia jparti of- -the;v dial Aspindlek pin Then it is desired tojlnarkangles of a greater length than it is possible Withplate j r. '23 Vthe 'adj ustable straight edge 24 may read l ily be substituted to the iange`19 on the dial head, byineans of the bayonet slots.22, the screws 25, and the thurnbfnuts'26;

18A are detail drawings of the attached to Vthe dial head. 15.A Imusing the, mitre tool or gauge, the dial head is set at any-.angledesired by.v merely turning-fthe headuntiltheindicating partj ,Y points directly at or, in line Withthe degree.

Wanted; VVlien 'inthe desired position, the

Contact.withthegivorktbenarked i'SWed, i i

in rig. `2:1

and its relative positiononaboard asfshown ...The undersid''e"forVV tiiejniigef of theme32 f ofthe tool, v'rests on topbf .the;'bfoaifdl tebefr marked, While'the. sidel f -thefeliannelfshaped Asection ofthegbody is.heldagainst'theedge or sideQoftheboard.'` Y Y i dicator .i'sthe'jangle of the' straightfedge en. A L .the` headof theltool in relationtofthef longir f itudinal center line Yorsides offthebodyh 1 v10o.. thatfherejis a. novel and;praetioaltypegof ..Froinfthe above description tjwil'lbe se n i,

mitre. sans@ and, Oliewhfh @e111 be'. che,

nte 'teiits design. and.; etnstuctio,

the tools associated.. A

VThe metal rod 27 isslidably pylaeediri the ehanneliv2 olf .thebody 1.1:.- -At or near each .1,110

through,.is oneofthe pointedpins.orseribers 28, 29;', lThese soriberslare. seourely'hel'd Y therequired position as by meansofa'driv-V l y 115 pins28and29;faresuitablypositioned, and at right. angles to the, .sides vof 1rod y27,. with ing Vfit E infailfile ogfprdper size. The soriber 'their pointedt'ndspoiatingdirecuypppsite to; each other. f

- end or .tip v30.: ."'ljhebottmjof -theohannel 2in. the ltQdy' ris provided with@ iongimd-ig.

that the soriber 28, andthe pointed if as is intimated. by.' 'tm @mi viewer the Y scriber to be turned, in order to clear sides n Y The rod is thenY returned to` normal position in the Vchannel and instead V9, that the two together form the legs or points of'a pair of `dividers or compasses.V

When the scriber pin 28 is protruding throughthe slot and bottom of body in this position and in close proximity to thevspinf dle pin, avery small circle canV bedescribed. When the rod 27 is pulled out or fully extended from the body, andthe scriber `is.

at the end of the slot, a considerably larger rivet holes 33.

Whenever it is desired to describe a circle larger than the scriber pin 28 positioned in the slot permits, the rod locking screw is unscrewed sufficiently to allow the rod 27 to be tilted in the channel 2, the required amount-to enable the rod-to -be rotated a half turn on its axis so thatthe scriber point 28 is pointing upwardlorin reverse of its original position in the slot. l 2

.Figure 6 of the drawings illustrates in what manner the rod is tilted-"to enable the of channel.,

of the scriber point extending through the slot as before,'it reposes inactive in the channel.V

As will be noted in Figure 7 of the drawings, the scriber vpin 29 near th-e outward end of the rod 27 now becomes effective; The

rod and scriber inthis position readily lends by means of: the

itself to any adjustment locking screw 31. v

VCircles rof a considerably larger diameter can now be described, as will be noted in the Y several ,drawings where the '-rod and scriber pin 28 is shown toadvantage, regardless of whether the Apin is-in an active or'inactive position, a portion of it engages the sides of the slot 31. ril`his acts as-a key in theslot and prevents the rod from'turning when in use even thought-he locking screw isonly lineon the material-with the scriber'29f.

` vTense the marking gauge it is vmerely necf i essary to invert thetool with the rod 27 extended and vlocked in any desired position.

Bring the end of the body 1 against the material to be marked and proceed to scribe;y a

The endt ofthe tool, when held properly f against the edge of theinaterial actsgas a." t

guide or gauge for the scriber point.

The drawing Figure. 5 .illustrates the tool when used on a board as ajoiners marking gauge for striking parallel lines to the edge,

thereof.

- From the above description it will be' ap;

parent that there is thus provided a device ceptible of modificationfin` itsv form, propor'- tion, detail construction or arrangement of;

'ao of the character described possessing the-par;y l

` ticular feature of advantage before enumer- Y ated as desirablebut which obviouslyissus-A v f f parts, without departing from the principal y involved or sacrificing any of its advantages.v

While, in order to comply with the statute,

the invention has beendescribedv in language more or less specific as to certain structural features, it is to'berr understood Athat the invention is not limited to any1-specific details,

invention into: effectA and the .invention is, therefore, claimed broadly in any. of Vits pos- QV of theappended claim.

`IwIaving thus `described my 'inventirjm`- y i In-a combination tool, a straight edge body" member provided with a longitudinallyl ex- Y tending guideway and a scriber point,a'scrib V claim butthat the means and construction herein g i described-comprise one mode of puttingfthe f rsible forms or modifications within' the scope i. j i i er rodslidablymounted in saidguidewayand provided vwithoppositely disposed scriber 1 4 points whereby the device maybe used as a 4 compasses fordrawing largejo'r small circles f or may be used as amarking gauge, and f l means for holding saidrscriber rod in ad-" f i '11o In testimonywhereof-Ihave hereunto'set i justed position. Y

my hand this 8th day of June, A. D- 1928. n WILLIAM H. ,SCHNEIDER.'V

slightly screwed against the rod. This ina sures axial alignment of the scribers 28 or 29 with the pointed member 11 with which it is associated when scribing circles.

\ From the foregoing description it will be seen that an ideal combination of two tools is possible. i

A third by this combination and this without the use of any additional parts. By merely returning the rod so that the scriber pin28 isvback in its original position in the slot, and the `point is protruding therethrough, a joiners marking gauge is created. f

tool automatically evolves itself V los 

